HERZING UNIVERSITY FUNDAMENTALS TEST 3:
THE SURGICAL CLIENT EXAM 2025|CORRECT
ANSWERS
a nurse is monitoring a postsurgical client for dysphagia. which
of the following factors puts the client at risk?
-History of foot surgery
-Parkinson's disease
-Leukemia
-History of a total abdominal hysterectomy -
|PreciseAnswer|parkinson's disease
rationale: Parkinson's disease is a risk factor for a client to
develop dysphagia.
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery & is
at risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Which of the following prescription should the nurse anticipate
to reduce the risk of VTE?
,-Incentive spirometer
-Antibiotic therapy
-Antihypertensive medication
-Sequential compression devices - |PreciseAnswer|Sequential
compression devices
rationale: Sequential compression devices are prescribed for
clients postoperatively to decrease the risk of VTE. Clients
should wear the devices while in bed and sitting in a chair.
A client is having surgery on their hand & tells the nurse that
they understand that anesthesia will be administered so that they
will have temporary loss of feeling in their arm. Which of the
following types of anesthesia is the client describing?
-General
-Local
-Regional
-Epidural - |PreciseAnswer|regional
, rationale: With regional anesthesia, the client will experience a
temporary loss of feeling to an area of the body.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a distended bladder
& has not voided 8 hr after surgery. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse plan to take?
-Instruct the client to perform pelvic muscle exercises.
-Restrict the client's fluid intake.
-Insert a straight urinary catheter into the client.
-Administer an anticholinergic medication to the client. -
|PreciseAnswer|Insert a straight urinary catheter into the client.
rationale: The nurse should plan to insert a straight urinary
catheter into the client to relieve the client's distended bladder
and assist with voiding.
A nurse is preparing a client for surgery & needs to scrub the
surgical site. Identify the sequence the nurse should follow
-scrub the outer edge and discard the sponge
-repeat with a new sponge
THE SURGICAL CLIENT EXAM 2025|CORRECT
ANSWERS
a nurse is monitoring a postsurgical client for dysphagia. which
of the following factors puts the client at risk?
-History of foot surgery
-Parkinson's disease
-Leukemia
-History of a total abdominal hysterectomy -
|PreciseAnswer|parkinson's disease
rationale: Parkinson's disease is a risk factor for a client to
develop dysphagia.
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery & is
at risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Which of the following prescription should the nurse anticipate
to reduce the risk of VTE?
,-Incentive spirometer
-Antibiotic therapy
-Antihypertensive medication
-Sequential compression devices - |PreciseAnswer|Sequential
compression devices
rationale: Sequential compression devices are prescribed for
clients postoperatively to decrease the risk of VTE. Clients
should wear the devices while in bed and sitting in a chair.
A client is having surgery on their hand & tells the nurse that
they understand that anesthesia will be administered so that they
will have temporary loss of feeling in their arm. Which of the
following types of anesthesia is the client describing?
-General
-Local
-Regional
-Epidural - |PreciseAnswer|regional
, rationale: With regional anesthesia, the client will experience a
temporary loss of feeling to an area of the body.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a distended bladder
& has not voided 8 hr after surgery. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse plan to take?
-Instruct the client to perform pelvic muscle exercises.
-Restrict the client's fluid intake.
-Insert a straight urinary catheter into the client.
-Administer an anticholinergic medication to the client. -
|PreciseAnswer|Insert a straight urinary catheter into the client.
rationale: The nurse should plan to insert a straight urinary
catheter into the client to relieve the client's distended bladder
and assist with voiding.
A nurse is preparing a client for surgery & needs to scrub the
surgical site. Identify the sequence the nurse should follow
-scrub the outer edge and discard the sponge
-repeat with a new sponge
